Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - PUBLIC ADVOCACY, COMMISSION ON
Title 70 - NEBRASKA COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ADVOCACY
Chapter 2 - DEFINITIONS
Section 70-2-001 - Definitions
Current through March 20, 2024
As used in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-3919 et seq. and these rules, the following definitions shall be used.
001.01 Chief Counsel
Chief counsel shall mean an attorney appointed to be the primary administrative officer of the commission pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-3928.
001.02 Commission
Commission shall mean the Commission on Public Advocacy, created pursuant to L.B. 646, as passed by the 1995 Legislature, and codified at Neb. Rev. Stat. I 29-3919 to 29-3931 (Supp. 1995).
001.03 Contracting Attorney
Contracting attorney shall mean an attorney contracting to act as a public defender pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 23-3404 to 23-3408.
001.04 Court-Appointed Attorney
Court-appointed attorney shall mean an attorney other than a contracting attorney or a public defender appointed by the court to represent an indigent person.
001.05 Indigent Defense Services
Indigent defense services shall mean legal services provided to indigent persons by an indigent defense system.
001.06 Indigent Defense System
Indigent defense system shall mean a system of providing services, including any services necessary for litigating a case, by a contracting attorney, court-appointed attorney, or public defender.
001.07 Indigent Person
Indigent person shall mean a person who is indigent and unable to obtain legal counsel as determined pursuant to rules of the Supreme Court.
001.08 Public Defender
Public defender shall mean an attorney appointed or elected pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 23-3401 to 23-3403.
